Six Feet Under

2001 • HBO
4.8
32 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 Pilot
6/3/01
Season-only
In the series premiere, Nate Fisher returns home for the holidays to the shattering news of his father's death.
2 The Will
6/10/01
Season-only
After a pyramid scheme owner dies and leaves his wife and baby daughter with a load of debt, Nate (Peter Krause) offers to loan them a casket. Meanwhile, the Fisher family attend the reading of their father's will.
3 The Foot
6/17/01
Season-only
When a bakery owner is killed, it's up to Federico (Freddy Rodriguez) to put the pieces back together. The family considers selling the funeral business altogether to Kroehner.
4 Familia
6/24/01
Season-only
After a gang member is killed, the Fishers find that his family's wishes for burial differ from those of his gang leader. Nate's girlfriend Brenda (Rachel Griffiths) makes an unfavorable impression during a family dinner.
5 An Open Book
10/11/13
Season-only
Ruth is stunned by the visitors at a porn star's wake; Nate has a strange first meeting with Brenda's brother Billy (Jeremy Sisto); and Keith takes issue with David's desire to replace his father as deacon at the family church.
6 The Room
7/8/01
Season-only
An ornery widower camps out in the Fisher Funeral Home; sparks fly between Claire and Billy; Ruth spurns Hiram and is later wooed by a Russian florist; David is pursued by a pushy parishioner while performing charity work.
7 Brotherhood
7/15/01
Season-only
When a young Army vet dies of Gulf War Syndrome, his brother opts for a cremation and disposal of the body; Ruth has Hiram over to cook dinner and then takes a job with Nikolai; David's church involvement results in his casting a very important vote.
8 Crossroads
7/22/01
Season-only
In an effort to raise income, Nate and David rent out a room in the funeral home; Claire struggles to grasp the lessons of her outreach hike; Ruth attempts to reconcile her feelings about Hiram; Brenda's Aussie friend gets under Nate's skin.
9 Life's Too Short
7/29/01
Season-only
A tragedy reunites Claire with a guy who sullied her reputation at school; David and his new boyfriend run into Keith and his new partner on the disco circuit; and Ruth has an eye-opening camping trip with Hiram.
10 The New Person
8/5/01
Season-only
Nate (Peter Krause) and David hire an outspoken mortician (Illeana Douglas); Billy's photo gallery exhibit features one particularly surprising shot; and Claire frets over Gabe's inconsistent behavior.
11 The Trip
8/12/01
Season-only
Nate (Peter Krause), David (Michael C. Hall) and Brenda (Rachel Griffiths) take an interesting trip to Vegas for a funeral directors' conference; a baby's death from SIDS stuns the family; and Ruth (Frances Conroy) takes a floral-arrangement class.
12 A Private Life
8/19/01
Season-only
A gay man's murder forces David to confont his own fears about his lifestyle; Brenda's parents and Nate consider getting help for the increasingly troubled Billy...but Brenda isn't so sure that's the answer.
13 Knock, Knock
8/19/01
Season-only
In the first season's final episode, written and directed by series creator Alan Ball, the Fisher family experiences the control-freak side of Tracy Montrose Blaire; Brenda visits a remorseful Billy; David faces problems at his church.

About this show

When death is your business, what is your life? From Oscar(R)-winning screenwriter Alan Ball ('American Beauty') comes this drama series that takes a darkly comic look at a dysfunctional L.A. family that runs a funeral business.

Rating: MA15+

Ratings and reviews

4.8
32 reviews
Andrew Green
August 14, 2016
Just thinking about this series fills me with so many emotions; good, bad and everything in between. I've watched a lot of tv shows in my time and in my 'humble' opinion nothing can steal this show's crown as the most intelligent, warm, painful, joyous thought provoking entertaimment of all time.
Rory Jackson
October 31, 2020
One of the most beautiful and brilliant series ever made. You can't help fall in love with the fabulous Fisher family as you laugh and cry with them. I strongly recommend everyone watch this heart warming show.
Kelly Lee
October 13, 2018
One of the best, if not THE best, TV series ever made. A must watch.